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3232WWE Secures Major TV Deals, Worst RAW Segment in Yearshttp://www.betweentheropes.com/2018/05/23/wwe-secures-major-tv-deals-worst-raw-segment-in-years/
http://www.betweentheropes.com/2018/05/23/wwe-secures-major-tv-deals-worst-raw-segment-in-years/#respondThu, 24 May 2018 03:52:48 +0000http://www.betweentheropes.com/?p=23260Brian Fritz and Michael Wiseman discuss the reported massive new WWE TV rights deal that will see SmackDown move to Fox, the fallout from the deals including any effect on WWE programming or monthly events on the WWE Network, and if there could be more deals to come. Plus, a look back at the week at Raw ...

]]>Brian Fritz and Michael Wiseman discuss the reported massive new WWE TV rights deal that will see SmackDown move to Fox, the fallout from the deals including any effect on WWE programming or monthly events on the WWE Network, and if there could be more deals to come. Plus, a look back at the week at Raw and SmackDown that saw one particular horrible segment, who is the biggest heel on Raw, the big match coming to SmackDown next week, and more along with your questions.

]]>Brian Fritz and Michael Wiseman talk about the post-WrestleMania editions of Raw and SmackDown including NXT call-ups including Ember Moon, Authors of Pain, No Way Jose, and Iconic, the returns of Jeff Hardy and Bobby Lashley, and the start of Ronda Rousey versus Stephanie McMahon. Plus, they discuss Brock Lesnar’s contract and the Universal Championship situation, Roman Reigns’ insider promo and Samoa Joe’s scathing response, the upcoming Greatest Royal Rumble event and its loaded card, and a look at the Andre The Giant documentary.

]]>Brian Fritz and Michael Wiseman discuss the WWE Elimination Chamber including Roman Reigns winning the main event, going with the hot hand rather than long-term plans, Ronda Rousey signing and her two big angles, how WrestleMania is coming together, Brock Lesnar missing RAW and Reigns “shooting” on him, if Lesnar has a future with WWE following WrestleMania, what the big show has become, the plight of John Cena including him going to SmackDown and who he may be facing at Mania, and your questions.

]]>http://www.betweentheropes.com/2018/03/01/elimination-chamber-reax-reigns-shoots-lesnar-ronda-rousey-signs/feed/0Monday Night Rollins, Elimination Chamber Preview, JJ in WWE HOFhttp://www.betweentheropes.com/2018/02/21/monday-night-rollins-elimination-chamber-preview-jj-wwe-hof/
http://www.betweentheropes.com/2018/02/21/monday-night-rollins-elimination-chamber-preview-jj-wwe-hof/#respondThu, 22 Feb 2018 02:42:13 +0000http://www.betweentheropes.com/?p=23169Brian Fritz and Michael Wiseman discuss the nearly two-hour gauntlet match on WWE Raw including an incredible performance by Seth Rollins, if this will lead to the company featuring him more, the Ronda Rousey video package, this Sunday’s Elimination Chamber along with predictions, what has happened to SmackDown recently, Jeff Jarrett going into the WWE ...

]]>Brian Fritz and Michael Wiseman discuss the nearly two-hour gauntlet match on WWE Raw including an incredible performance by Seth Rollins, if this will lead to the company featuring him more, the Ronda Rousey video package, this Sunday’s Elimination Chamber along with predictions, what has happened to SmackDown recently, Jeff Jarrett going into the WWE Hall of Fame, WWE business, Ring of Honor’s “Honor Club” streaming service, and your questions.

]]>Brian Fritz and Michael Wiseman discuss the upcoming Ronda Rousey signing to the RAW brand, how WWE is missing an opportunity, a potential feud with Stephanie McMahon and what her match may be at WrestleMania, where Seth Rollins and others possible fit at WrestleMania, Braun Strowman as the likable monster, the return of Dolph Ziggler and why he has been such a puzzling figure, more from RAW and SmackDown over the past week, changes to Elimination Chamber and Fastlane, WWE looking to have only dual-brand PPV’s going forward, a New Japan dream match, and more including your questions.

]]>http://www.betweentheropes.com/2018/02/14/wwe-wrestlemania-rumors-ronda-rousey-contract-signing-dolph-ziggler-returns/feed/0Booking John Cena, NEW IMPROVED 205 Live, Bullet Club Redefining in ’18http://www.betweentheropes.com/2018/02/07/booking-john-cena-new-improved-205-live-bullet-club-redefining-18/
http://www.betweentheropes.com/2018/02/07/booking-john-cena-new-improved-205-live-bullet-club-redefining-18/#respondThu, 08 Feb 2018 04:52:06 +0000http://www.betweentheropes.com/?p=23149Brian Fritz and Michael Wiseman discuss the current WWE booking for John Cena leading into WrestleMania and this point in his career, RAW and SmackDown television and the difficult position of closing in on Mania but having to fill three months, the new and improved ‘205 Live’, the ‘is it real’ feud between Booker T and ...

]]>Brian Fritz and Michael Wiseman discuss the current WWE booking for John Cena leading into WrestleMania and this point in his career, RAW and SmackDown television and the difficult position of closing in on Mania but having to fill three months, the new and improved ‘205 Live’, the ‘is it real’ feud between Booker T and Corey Graves, the latest ‘what if’ with Impact Wrestling, the Bullet Club redefining how wrestling is done in 2018, and answers to your questions.

]]>Brian Fritz and Michael Wiseman discuss Ronda Rousey making her WWE debut and what her first match might be come WrestleMania 34, one of the best Royal Rumble matches in years, NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia including the incredibly emotional Andrade Almas – Johnny Gargano match, how WrestleMania 34 is shaping up, RAW and SmackDown, the new 205 Live GM Drake Maverick, NJPW news and notes including the Golden Lovers reuniting, and your questions.

]]>http://www.betweentheropes.com/2018/01/31/royal-rumble-nxt-takeover-reviews-ronda-rousey-debuts/feed/0The Undertaker Gets Politicalhttp://www.betweentheropes.com/2018/01/24/undertaker-gets-political/
http://www.betweentheropes.com/2018/01/24/undertaker-gets-political/#respondWed, 24 Jan 2018 19:57:00 +0000http://www.betweentheropes.com/?p=23079In another sobering “Kayfabe is Dead” moment, we recently discovered that WWE’s resident Deadman is a normal human being who does normal human things like vote in elections and donate money to divisive political figures. Okay, clarification: in the year of our Lord 2018, pretty much all political figures are divisive (see? We remain apolitical). ...

]]>In another sobering “Kayfabe is Dead” moment, we recently discovered that WWE’s resident Deadman is a normal human being who does normal human things like vote in elections and donate money to divisive political figures.

Okay, clarification: in the year of our Lord 2018, pretty much all political figures are divisive (see? We remain apolitical). But while we recently spoke at length about WWE Chairman Vince McMahon and his not-so-surprising shift towards a more GOP-centered professional wrestling product, the politics of the wrestlers themselves are often obfuscated under layers of pseudo-characters and carnival presentation.

Which is why it’s interesting to note here that Mark Calaway, aka The Undertaker, donated almost $10,000 to a combination of individual campaigns, political action committees, and political parties – money that eventually got funneled to Paul Ryan, the NRA, and Donald Trump himself.

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A cursory glance at the numbers shows Calaway (whose occupation is hilariously listed as generic “sports entertainer”) offered just over $3,000 to “Joint Fundraising Contributions,” which is a fancy way of say two or more PACs/committees joined together to funnel money to eventual candidates. This isn’t illegal nor is it irregular. In some fringe cases these Joint Fundraising Committees use vague or even dishonest names to encourage secret political donations. However, the Joint Fundraising Committees Calaway donated to both use the rather-obvious-yet-distinctly-awkward titles “TRUMP MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN COMMITTEE” and “TEAM RYAN.”

All of these Joint Committee donations were made during the presidential election season after Trump had already secured the nomination. They resulted in eventual donations to Trump himself, the National Republican Congressional Committee, and the Republican National Committee.

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Calway also made donations to individual committees and PACs both late in the election season and throughout 2017. These included: the National Republican Congressional Committee, the National Republican Senatorial Committee, the enthusiastically-named Great America Pac (which served as a Donald Trump Super PAC), and, in what should surprise no-one who knows anything about Texas and her citizens, the National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund.

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Curiously, Calaway also gave $250 to South Carolina U.S. Representative Trey Gowdy in what appears to be his only state-level contribution.

Celebrity political donations are certainly nothing new. But this mental image of The Undertaker, in full Ministry of Darkness regalia, at home writing checks for the Washington D.C. elite, is more amusing that pretty much any WrestleMania storyline WWE could throw our way.

And here’s the real question: why hasn’t The Undertaker donated any money to his “brother” Kane, who is currently running for Mayor of Knox County, Tennessee?

]]>There’s much debate around whether RAW’s self-proclaimed “longest-running weekly episodic television show” actually means anything since no other company is self-loathing enough to put on over 999 HOURS of new, original, live, firework-filled content every week. So instead, this time WWE celebrated 25 years. Which is actually pretty neato.

Segments

Obviously Vince McMahon opened RAW 25, and even more obviously (the most obviously?) Stone Cold came down to drink some beer, swing some middle fingers, and deliver a few well-timed stunners to elderly fathers and their sons. But this “predictable” moment brought immense fun. The crowd was red hot, the McMahon clan provided flawless character/promo work (is anything more 2018 than Vince McMahon begging for mercy and claiming to live in a retirement community?), and Steve Austin once again proved his persona transcends pro wrestling – he carried the audience with him every beat of the way without uttering a single word.

This is why pro wrestling is the most popular form of theater on the planet. It doesn’t need words, just talented players. #RAW25

Why did the McMahons say “Go Fund Me” so much? How about you just go FUnd yourself?

Why open the show like that and get my hopes up for a nostalgia-fueled three-hour extravaganza just to break my heart into a million tiny pieces?

Undertaker came out with the lamest entrance of all time (does The Manhattan Center not have a light switch?) and name-checked a bunch of former world champions. WE GET IT, dude. You know people.

Speaking of knowing people… John Cena was nowhere in sight (get it?) because he was actually over in Barclays with front row “WWE – Walk With Elias” World Tour tickets. Before Cena came out, Elias owned the stage here (har-har) with his confident promo delivery and mannerisms. But having him one-up The Face that Runs The Place was a bold decision for what could be RAW’s biggest TV audience of the year, and set up an interesting Royal Rumble/Wrestlemania season dynamic between these two. Of course, that’s all undermined by the fact that we literally saw this mediocre match just under a month ago, but I digress… Still, there’s no denying Elias looked like a big star here.

As someone who often feels like the only Christian sympathizer (not that kind of Christian sympathizer, silly), seeing The Peep Show return had me waaayyy more pumped than it probably should have (also knowing WWE probably *actually* wanted Edge’s Rated-R-whatever-whatever talk show but settled for this because Edge demanded it and Christian said please). As it turns out, Christian wasn’t given much to do – but that’s OK, because Jason Jordan in full heel trappings stole the moment. If Elias had his star-making moment at the hands of Cena, then Jordan had it at the hands of the Barclay’s crowd.

DX was obviously going to come out and do their glowstick/Go NCSU Wolfpack/”back in my day, SUCK-IT” dad stuff. The surprising thing is that WWE gave Scott Hall a live mic on national television (while, also like true Christian sympathizers, praying nonstop) and THEN set up a Kilq & Klub passing-of-the-hand-gesture moment. It was actually really neat. I hope it signifies big things for Balor & posse moving forward.

The final segment between Kane, Braun Strowman, and WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar was more pain, more destruction, more superstars, more moar moar. It was more fun, sure, and probably the right Royal Rumble go-home moment, but it was also less than what we’ve seen in previous weeks. Why not tease the Lesnar injury until Sunday and create some intrigue?

Matches

Asuka, Sasha Banks, Bayley, and the recently-reformed Mickie James def. Nia Jax, Alicia Fox, Mandy Rose, Sonya Deville in a three-segment “Remember the (Women’s) Rumble” promotional strategy that was fine enough. I’m surprised they let Asuka look so strong just days before the Rumble – unless, of course, WWE is just getting fans’ hopes up just so we can all feel especially indifferent when Ronda Rousey debuts Sunday and becomes queen Brock Lesnar incarnate of the women’s wrestling world.

In a great match and fun bit of storytelling, The Miz defeated Roman Reigns (mostly) cleanly to regain his Intercontinental Championship. I enjoyed how The Miztourage was used *just* enough to make The Miz feel slimy without actually undermining his big win. And while the phrase “looking strong in defeat” has become just another way for WWE to say “wins and losses don’t matter,” Roman Reigns lost nothing here in defeat… (except for his championship, of course).

Bray Wyatt quickly dispatched Matt Hardy in what I’m assuming is not actually the culmination of their battle between dimensions or whatever. Seriously, this felt like a “take your medicine and be happy” moment for the Manhattan crowd, but did nothing for this feud or either man’s gimmick. And the best part happened after cameras stopped rolling!

205 Live had a secret match in Manhattan. Lol.

Other Thoughts

-The Dudley Boyz still have close enough ties to WWE that we were bound to see someone put through a table. But can you explain why they had their RAW 25 moment in Barclays Center as opposed to the Manhattan Center aka The Hammerstein Ballroom aka the place they made their name during ECW? I’m asking for a friend.

-The APA stuff was fun. Dumb as ever, sure, but also, “The Million Dollar Man” Ted Dibiase won a pancake in Poker. Say that five times fast.

-I get the whole “let us bring our stars of yesteryear back and celebrate their accomplishments” idea, but maybe next time do something more than just parade them around like a bunch of Trump’s beauty-pageant contestants.

-Manhattan Center folks paid HUNDREDS of dollars for what amounted to 1/4th of a RAW broadcast, an ICOPRO banner selfie opportunity, and a bad drinking habit.

-In perhaps the most interesting moment of the night, The Miz and Daniel Bryan shared a brief stare down before his IC Title Match. Isn’t this the dream feud well all not-so-secretly want if Bryan does return to action?

Overall Show: 15 Years out of 25

After weeks of hyping this as a “25 years of Monday Night Raw” celebration, it seemed like WWE tucked tail last night and opted to spend more time promoting Sunday’s Royal Rumble… which wouldn’t have been bad, except even that hype felt half-hearted. So instead of one beautiful RAW 25 celebration (the one I’ve sketched out in my Trapper Keeper), or a cohesive Royal Rumble go home show we got… heartbreaking mediocrity.

]]>http://www.betweentheropes.com/2018/01/23/wwe-raw-25-hangover-thanks-memories/feed/0Paige Career Ending Injury, Raw25 Speculation, Daniel Bryan Rumble Oddshttp://www.betweentheropes.com/2018/01/18/paige-career-ending-injury-raw25-speculation-daniel-bryan-rumble-odds/
http://www.betweentheropes.com/2018/01/18/paige-career-ending-injury-raw25-speculation-daniel-bryan-rumble-odds/#respondThu, 18 Jan 2018 05:45:03 +0000http://www.betweentheropes.com/?p=23037Brian Fritz and Michael Wiseman discuss Paige’s injury that will reportedly end her WWE in-ring career, Braun Strowman being fired and re-hired in the same night on Raw, Seth Rollins brings gets his finisher back, all of the legends scheduled to appear on Raw 25 and speculation on what will happen at the big show, Daniel ...

]]>Brian Fritz and Michael Wiseman discuss Paige’s injury that will reportedly end her WWE in-ring career, Braun Strowman being fired and re-hired in the same night on Raw, Seth Rollins brings gets his finisher back, all of the legends scheduled to appear on Raw 25 and speculation on what will happen at the big show, Daniel Bryan rumors after his Royal Rumble odds change, Roman Reigns accusations and his statement regarding them, Ricochet, War Machine and Candice LaRae signing with WWE, who is leaving Impact Wrestling, and your questions.

]]>http://www.betweentheropes.com/2018/01/18/paige-career-ending-injury-raw25-speculation-daniel-bryan-rumble-odds/feed/0Daniel Bryan Turning Heel?, Samoa Joe Injured, Mania Main Eventhttp://www.betweentheropes.com/2018/01/12/daniel-bryan-turning-heel-samoa-joe-injured-mania-main-event/
http://www.betweentheropes.com/2018/01/12/daniel-bryan-turning-heel-samoa-joe-injured-mania-main-event/#respondFri, 12 Jan 2018 14:57:30 +0000http://www.betweentheropes.com/?p=23033Brian Fritz and Michael Wiseman discuss the Daniel Bryan — Shane McMahon storyline and if Bryan could turn heel, WWE doing what’s best in protecting talent and if the rule applies the same for all of its talent, The Miz returning and if he is underrated or overrated, Samoe Joe injured again and how that could ...

]]>Brian Fritz and Michael Wiseman discuss the Daniel Bryan — Shane McMahon storyline and if Bryan could turn heel, WWE doing what’s best in protecting talent and if the rule applies the same for all of its talent, The Miz returning and if he is underrated or overrated, Samoe Joe injured again and how that could affect upcoming storylines, if there could be a change to the expected WrestleMania 34 main event, other news and notes regaring Raw and Smackdown, Impact Wrestling changes and spoiler, and your questions.

]]>http://www.betweentheropes.com/2018/01/12/daniel-bryan-turning-heel-samoa-joe-injured-mania-main-event/feed/0WWE Raw is Wacky, Bringing in 2018, Chris Jericho Controversyhttp://www.betweentheropes.com/2018/01/04/wwe-raw-wacky-bringing-2018-chris-jericho-controversy/
http://www.betweentheropes.com/2018/01/04/wwe-raw-wacky-bringing-2018-chris-jericho-controversy/#respondThu, 04 Jan 2018 22:59:31 +0000http://www.betweentheropes.com/?p=23023Brian Fritz and Michael Wiseman discuss bringing in the new year and their New Year’s stories, the week in WWE television including Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens fun to #RusevDay along with a wacky edition of Raw featuring a destructive Braun Strowman, why 205 Live is a joke and more or less dead, the Miz ...

]]>Brian Fritz and Michael Wiseman discuss bringing in the new year and their New Year’s stories, the week in WWE television including Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens fun to #RusevDay along with a wacky edition of Raw featuring a destructive Braun Strowman, why 205 Live is a joke and more or less dead, the Miz coming back, dead crowds, the Chris Jericho controversy leading into Wrestle Kingdom 12, Daniel Bryan’s recent statement about a potential WWE in-ring return, and lots of your questions.

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]]>http://www.betweentheropes.com/2018/01/04/wwe-raw-wacky-bringing-2018-chris-jericho-controversy/feed/0Vince Bringing Back XFL?, Clash of Champions Review, Women’s Movementhttp://www.betweentheropes.com/2017/12/29/vince-bringing-back-xfl-clash-champions-review-womens-movement/
http://www.betweentheropes.com/2017/12/29/vince-bringing-back-xfl-clash-champions-review-womens-movement/#respondFri, 29 Dec 2017 19:23:35 +0000http://www.betweentheropes.com/?p=23010Brian Fritz and Michael Wiseman discuss rumors of the XFL’s return, if it makes sense for Vince McMahon to sell the WWE right now, Clash of Champions and fallout from the show, the announcement of the women’s Royal Rumble and where the women’s movement is now in WWE, Hideo Itami’s debut on Monday, if we’ll be ...

]]>Brian Fritz and Michael Wiseman discuss rumors of the XFL’s return, if it makes sense for Vince McMahon to sell the WWE right now, Clash of Champions and fallout from the show, the announcement of the women’s Royal Rumble and where the women’s movement is now in WWE, Hideo Itami’s debut on Monday, if we’ll be watching Raw on Christmas night, The Shield reunion ending, and your questions.

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]]>http://www.betweentheropes.com/2017/12/29/vince-bringing-back-xfl-clash-champions-review-womens-movement/feed/0WWE Clash of Champions, Woken Matt Hardy Broken, Jericho/Omega Attackshttp://www.betweentheropes.com/2017/12/29/wwe-clash-champions-woken-matt-hardy-broken-jericho-omega-attacks/
http://www.betweentheropes.com/2017/12/29/wwe-clash-champions-woken-matt-hardy-broken-jericho-omega-attacks/#respondFri, 29 Dec 2017 19:11:24 +0000http://www.betweentheropes.com/?p=23004Brian Fritz and Michael Wiseman discuss NXT one-night special on USA Network and if that could be permament in the future, Raw and SmackDown including the latest Matt Hardy segment and if WWE is already going overboard, Clash of Champions preview and picks, Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega attacking one another at separate events leading to their match ...

]]>Brian Fritz and Michael Wiseman discuss NXT one-night special on USA Network and if that could be permament in the future, Raw and SmackDown including the latest Matt Hardy segment and if WWE is already going overboard, Clash of Champions preview and picks, Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega attacking one another at separate events leading to their match at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12, and more including your questions.

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]]>http://www.betweentheropes.com/2017/12/29/wwe-clash-champions-woken-matt-hardy-broken-jericho-omega-attacks/feed/0Mick Foley On 20 Years of Hell, Alexa Bliss Talks WWE 2K18 + Past Yearhttp://www.betweentheropes.com/2017/12/29/mick-foley-20-years-hell-alexa-bliss-talks-wwe-2k18-past-year/
http://www.betweentheropes.com/2017/12/29/mick-foley-20-years-hell-alexa-bliss-talks-wwe-2k18-past-year/#respondFri, 29 Dec 2017 17:48:56 +0000http://www.betweentheropes.com/?p=22998Brian Fritz talks with WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley about hs upcoming #20YearsOfHell tour, his infamous ‘Hell in a Cell’ match against The Undertaker, how important Santa Claus is to him personally and the difficulty he had in releasing his latest book ‘Saint Mick”. Then, WWE Raw Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss talks about the ...

]]>Brian Fritz talks with WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley about hs upcoming #20YearsOfHell tour, his infamous ‘Hell in a Cell’ match against The Undertaker, how important Santa Claus is to him personally and the difficulty he had in releasing his latest book ‘Saint Mick”. Then, WWE Raw Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss talks about the WWE 2K18 video game which is now available on Ninendo Switch, her past year on the main roster, working on a Disney show, and Raw on Christmas day.

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]]>Brian Fritz and Michael Wiseman discuss the WWE Starrcade event in Greensboro which Michael attended, the Bullet Club’s attempt at filling a 10,000-seat indie supershow and who they’re hoping will be a part of it, Impact Wrestling ‘s big chance and what it means for talent, “Broken” Matt Hardy coming to WWE, Raw and SmackDown from this past week, a potential return by The Undertaker along with your questions.

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]]>http://www.betweentheropes.com/2017/12/29/wwe-starrcade-review-woken-matt-hardy-potential-indie-supershow/feed/0WWE Survivor Series/NXT War Games Review + Fallout, Women Debuthttp://www.betweentheropes.com/2017/12/29/wwe-survivor-series-nxt-war-games-review-fallout-women-debut/
http://www.betweentheropes.com/2017/12/29/wwe-survivor-series-nxt-war-games-review-fallout-women-debut/#respondFri, 29 Dec 2017 17:37:56 +0000http://www.betweentheropes.com/?p=22992Brian Fritz and Michael Wiseman discuss how NXT again won the weekend of WWE shows, the return of War Games, Drew McIntyre’s injury, the main event of Survivor Series and the decision to again lean on Triple H in a top spot, Raw versus SmackDown, how AJ Styles fared against Brock Lesnar, Braun Strowman as a ...

]]>Brian Fritz and Michael Wiseman discuss how NXT again won the weekend of WWE shows, the return of War Games, Drew McIntyre’s injury, the main event of Survivor Series and the decision to again lean on Triple H in a top spot, Raw versus SmackDown, how AJ Styles fared against Brock Lesnar, Braun Strowman as a top babyface, possible matches at Royal Rumble and WrestleMania, NXT women debuting on the main roster, and your questions.

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]]>http://www.betweentheropes.com/2017/12/29/wwe-survivor-series-nxt-war-games-review-fallout-women-debut/feed/0Impact Wrestling Troubles, John Cena v Roman Reigns Part Deuxhttp://www.betweentheropes.com/2017/10/24/impact-wrestling-troubles-john-cena-v-roman-reigns-part-deux/
http://www.betweentheropes.com/2017/10/24/impact-wrestling-troubles-john-cena-v-roman-reigns-part-deux/#respondTue, 24 Oct 2017 18:57:26 +0000http://www.betweentheropes.com/?p=22935Brian and Michael discuss the latest round of major issues for Impact Wrestling from Jeff Jarrett being forced out to major financial problems and why the company has been unable to get back on track for years, the week in WWE including another verbal showdown between John Cena and Roman Reigns to Kevin Owens owning ...

]]>Brian and Michael discuss the latest round of major issues for Impact Wrestling from Jeff Jarrett being forced out to major financial problems and why the company has been unable to get back on track for years, the week in WWE including another verbal showdown between John Cena and Roman Reigns to Kevin Owens owning SmackDown, Ric Flair back to being the ‘Nature Boy’, JBL stepping down from his broadcast position, and answers to your questions.

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]]>http://www.betweentheropes.com/2017/10/24/impact-wrestling-troubles-john-cena-v-roman-reigns-part-deux/feed/0John Cena Shoots on Roman Reigns, WWE Hotshotting Matcheshttp://www.betweentheropes.com/2017/09/03/john-cena-shoots-roman-reigns-wwe-hotshotting-matches/
http://www.betweentheropes.com/2017/09/03/john-cena-shoots-roman-reigns-wwe-hotshotting-matches/#respondSun, 03 Sep 2017 13:08:28 +0000http://www.betweentheropes.com/?p=22931Brian Fritz and Michael Wiseman discuss John Cena shooting down Roman Reigns in their promo showdown on ‘Raw’ and if WWE should embrace more reality-based segments, if the WWE is giving away big matches too quickly and what their mentality is these days, how the WWE Network fits into all of this, Asuka leaving NXT ...

]]>Brian Fritz and Michael Wiseman discuss John Cena shooting down Roman Reigns in their promo showdown on ‘Raw’ and if WWE should embrace more reality-based segments, if the WWE is giving away big matches too quickly and what their mentality is these days, how the WWE Network fits into all of this, Asuka leaving NXT her next step, Southpaw Regional Wrestling, the Sexy Star – Rosemary situation in AAA and answers to your questions.

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]]>Brian and Michael recap WWE ”SummerSlam’ and ‘NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III’, Adam Cole’s exciting debut, Booby Roode call-up to ‘SmackDown’, beach balls at WWE events and if they are fun or rude, Daniel Bryan’s likely return to the ring and what company it should be with, the Brock Lesnar – Jon Jones super-fight that could have been, injuries, and your questions.

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